Korea University of International Studies

How locus of control shapes digital nomads’ subjective well-being: the mediating roles of telepressure, technostress, and boundary control

Abstract Background As digital nomadism becomes an increasingly prevalent form of digital labor, understanding how psychological mechanisms shape well-being under highly autonomous yet weakly institutionalized work conditions is critical. Drawing on the Job Demands–Resources (JD-...

Large-scale climate drivers of extreme compound events in the Amazon from interannual to long-term timescales (1982–2024)

Abstract Over recent decades Amazonia has experienced a marked intensification of floods and droughts. The record-breaking 2023–2024 drought, characterized by exceptional heat and dryness, motivates a closer analysis of compound extremes and their large-scale drivers. This study...

State of Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2025: A Review

ABSTRACT This review summarises mean and extreme climate conditions for 2025 across the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region and is based on the State of Climate for Latin America and the Caribbean 2025 Report, recently released by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)...

Civil Servants' Compliance with Conflict‐of‐Interest Regulation: Evidence from a List Experiment

ABSTRACT While regulatory governance scholarship has paid significant attention to the normative importance of ethics reform in government, empirical evidence on compliance remains scant. Drawing on insights from the social value activation model and behavioral ethics, this study...

Why do users resist chatbots? Exploring intrapersonal and systemic barriers in AI-based services

As conversational artificial intelligence becomes increasingly embedded in digital service environments, understanding user resistance to chatbot-based information systems has become critical. While prior research has focused primarily on adoption drivers, less attention has been...

The Shadow of Success: Rural Differentiation and the ‘Produced Poor’ in a Malawi Agricultural Development Project

ABSTRACT Smallholder agricultural projects are central to rural poverty reduction, yet their distributional outcomes remain underexplored. Using mixed methods (qualitative interviews and an 804‐household survey analysed via PSM‐DID), this paper examines a decade‐long Malawi proje...